‘Road House’: Joaquim De Almeida, Darren Barnet, Kevin Carroll & JD Pardo Join Prime Video Reimagining Starring Jake Gyllenhaal
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Joaquim de Almeida (Fast X), Darren Barnet (Never Have I Ever), Kevin Carroll (Showtime’s Let the Right One In) and JD Pardo (Mayans M.C.) have signed on for roles in Prime Video’s reimagining of the 1989 MGM film Road House, which has entered production in the Dominican Republic.The actors join an ensemble led by Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, which also includes two-time UFC champion Conor McGregor, Billy Magnussen, Daniela Melchior, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Lukas Gage, Hannah Love Lanier, Travis Van Winkle, B.K.
Cannon, Arturo Castro, Dominique Columbus, Beau Knapp and Bob Menery, as previously announced.The original action-thriller, which Rowdy Herrington directed from Hilary Henkin’s script, centered on Dalton (Patrick Swayze), a tough bouncer hired to tame a dirty bar.
The new take from director Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity) follows a former UFC fighter (Gyllenhaal) who takes a job as a bouncer at a rough-and-tumble roadhouse in the Florida Keys, but soon discovers that not everything is what it seems in this tropical paradise.Joel Silver (The Matrix, Die Hard) is producing the film penned by Anthony Bagarozzi (The Nice Guys) & Charles Mondry for his company, Silver Pictures.
JJ Hook, Alison Winter, and Aaron Auch are executive producing the Amazon Original Movie, which will ultimately stream on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.De Almeida has in recent years been seen in such films as Land of Dreams, Fatima, Downsizing, The Hitman’s Bodyguard and Our Brand Is Crisis.
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